State v. Becker

This matter was certified here under the provisions of sec. 358.08, Stats., which provides:

“If upon the trial of any person who shall be convicted in said circuit court any question of law shall arise which, in the opinion of the judge, shall be so important or so doubtful as to require the decision of the supreme court, he shall, if the defendant desire it or consent thereto, report the case so far as may be necessary to present the question of law arising therein, and thereupon all proceedings in that court shall be stayed.”

A careful examination of the certificate reveals an entire absence…